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Gloria Dei Homo Vivens | 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020

Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time 26 July 2020 Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus Joliet, Illinois Two Common questions: From those on the outside: “What do you still see in the Church?” From

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The Most Courageous People on the Planet | 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020

July 26, 2020

Homily from the 5pm Mass at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet Readings available here: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/071920.cfm  

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Authenticity, Communion, and the Defeat of Nihilism in the Digital Age | University of Notre Dame

February 13, 2020

Here is the full audio from my keynote at the 2020 Edith Stein Project Conference on 7 February at the University of Notre Dame, entitled “Authenticity, Communion, and the Defeat of Nihilism in the Digital

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The Feast of Our Destiny | Assumption 2019

August 18, 2019

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the feast day of our destiny. Yes, we honor Mary on this day…but why? She isn’t God, she’s not divine. But her perfect fidelity to the plan

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S1:E4 – Very Important Priestly Reasons | The Podcast

November 3, 2018

Readings for 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time  In the book Beate Not the Poore Desk, Walter Wangerin describes “art” as a verb, something that happens. The two halves of art are the artists action and our

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“Jesus, I Just Want to See.” | 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 28, 2018

Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 28 October 2018 Sacred Heart Parish — “The world is unhinged. As many people see it […] we are wandering aimlessly and confused, arguing for this and

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S1:E3 This Thing is About Conversion, Duh | LoveSpeaks the Podcast

October 13, 2018

Conversation for the 28th Week in Ordinary Time, readings available here. If your parish closed tomorrow, would anybody notice? If all your buildings burned down, would the parish die? What of those whose entire life

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S1:E2 – Why Do Cars Shake My House? | The LoveSpeaks Podcast

October 3, 2018

Father Ryan and Father Connor in conversation based on the readings for Sunday, October 7th, 2018, available here.  BTW – Fr. Ryan’s favorite donut shop. And yes, he got TSA pre-check approved.

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S1:E1 The LoveSpeaks Podcast

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018

Conversation with Fr. Ryan and Fr. Connor on life and the readings for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (30 Sept 2018), available here.   

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